# CVE-2017-11675: Authenticated RCE in Zen Cart 1.5.5e

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary PHP code via malformed array parameters in ZenCart admin login, requiring error log export.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jul 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c9r9-3h38-r7vj

## What is CVE-2017-11675?

CVE-2017-11675 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The traverseStrictSanitize function in admin_dir/includes/classes/AdminRequestSanitizer.php in ZenCart 1.5.5e mishandles key strings, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary PHP code by placing that code into an invalid array index of the admin_name array parameter to admin_dir/login.php, if there is an export of an error-log entry for that invalid array index.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11675?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including zencart/zencart. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `zencart/zencart` | Packagist | All versions | None |
| `zencart/zencart` | Packagist | All versions | None |

Products: Zen-Cart Zen Cart.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-11675?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-11675 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-11675 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11675 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2006-0697](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0697/): Missing authorization in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2015-8352](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-8352/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-5762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5762/): Zen Cart findPluginAdminPage Local File Inclusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2009-4323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4323/): Information disclosure in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2009-2254](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-2254/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-11675 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-11675 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Jul 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11675 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- zencart/zencart (Packagist): affected all versions; no fix listed
- zencart/zencart (Packagist): affected all versions; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11675/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11675/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11675
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11675
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-11675

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-11675/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.